Showing All "Smith Westerns" Posts
May 20th 4 Comments
Young Chicago '70s rock revivalists Smith Westerns are back next month with Soft Will, the Chris Coady-produced followup to their hailed breakthrough Dye It Blonde. "Soft" is an operative word, it… Read Story »
May 8th Comment
Chicago glam rockers the Smith Westerns return next month with their new album Soft Will, and their new video for the shimmering lead single "Varsity" is full of close-up shots of things that scream… Read Story »
Mar 29th 19 Comments
Remember last month when we made a hand-wringing post about the death of the MP3 and thereby the end of the downloadable Monthly Mix? Well, fuck it -- ZIP FILE BACK. Thank you for your comments and… Read Story »
Mar 5th 6 Comments
It's been a couple of years since Chicago glam-rock brats Smith Westerns gave us their breakout sophomore album Dye It Blonde, and they'll follow it up this summer with their new LP Soft Will. The… Read Story »
Dec 7th, 2011 82 Comments
Recently, Insound announced its Delicious Design League Project where they commissioned the Chicago design firm Delicious Design League to create their own band t-shirts for Best Coast, the Walkmen,… Read Story »
Sep 26th, 2011 2 Comments
Closing out the concert season at the Hollywood Bowl, a stacked bill of TV On The Radio, Arctic Monkeys, Panda Bear, Warpaint, and Smith Westerns crammed in as much music as possible before the… Read Story »
Sep 22nd, 2011 1 Comment
The Wisconsin production duo Peaking Lights have remixed "End Of The Night," a languid glam-rock jam from Smith Westerns' recent album Dye It Blonde. In their hands, it's a vaguely peppy lo-fi dub… Read Story »
Sep 6th, 2011 1 Comment
FYF Fest, which has had issues with security and crowds in previous years, seems to have moved past those problems and evolved into a healthier, happier festival. Standout sets included Girls, who… Read Story »
Aug 19th, 2011 4 Comments
Tragic news hit close to home yesterday, when a storm descended upon Pukkelpop music festival in Belgium, collapsing three stages and killing five people, according to Billboard. There have been a… Read Story »
Jul 5th, 2011 5 Comments
How did you celebrate July 4th? On a rooftop BBQ listening to our summer mix? Maybe you stayed in and watched old episodes of Hoarders on Roku? Maybe I stayed in and did that. There is no way to… Read Story »
